<p>Has anyone received personal emails from Admissions interviewers or teachers at any of the BS?</p>
<p>I don't have any personal stories of contact from schools. But yesterday I was told by someone that a school offered to fly a student and parent to the east coast for an interview. The student was referred to the school through a placement program.</p>
<p>Yeah, kind of. I've spoken to coaches and stuff.</p>
<p>I have heard similar stories, but we have not received any "interest" like that. I was just wondering if this was the norm.</p>
<p>We did receive emails and cards from the coaches of the two sports which were "hooks" for my son. We also received a telephone call from a coach of another sport requesting my son to join the team when he came to the school.</p>
<p>we received a phone call from a head coach of a sport my son has played only recreationally. I think it may have been from a form we filled out at one point. So not all calls automatically mean you are in or being recruited for admission because of that sport. This was a HADES school. We have had many emails and mailings from "second tier" schools too. I don't put any stock in any of it.</p>
<p>You would know if your child is actually being recruited; I think a parent has a pretty good idea of where there child stands in their sport.</p>
<p>Phone calls, e-mails, and letters from coaches. Mostly e-mails back and forward about their season, my season, weight, getting bigger...crap like that. Unimportant stuff.</p>
<p>i've spoken to an english teacher at hotchkiss through email, but other than that, nothing</p>
<p>keylyme- </p>
<p>Exactly my point, I don't think s is being recruited. I was trying to make the OP feel better since now that we have had a few calls I can see that they don't mean anything as far as admission chances. Now if the robotics team called... then I would know he is being recruited! :)</p>
<br>
<blockquote> <p>Phone calls saying "they are looking forward to coaching my son next fall, any questions don't hesitate to call" and letters to my son from coaches we met on interview days. Definitely makes him feel good about the places he is apping to. Smoothing out any rough edges. Not a waste of time on the part of the schools at all. Whether he gets in to any of them will be decided March 10.</p> </blockquote>
<br>
<p>If he was a clarinetist it would have been the music teachers contacting him.</p>
<p>call from student at nmh?
i live abroad...</p>
<p>I have heard differently...my interviewer at one school (top tier) recommended I talk to the baseball coach....he said that coaches DO put recommendations in for prospective students whom they would like to coach....he said they carried significant weight.</p>
<p>In conclusion, yes, from what I hear: a coaches opinion does matter in the admissions process.</p>
<p>My son got Xmas cards from his interviewers/admission coordinators along with Xmas cards from various coaches.
He has also gotten emails and letters from coaches and specialty teachers too.
He has had coaches come see his games too. (D11) he has been told what teams he would probably make if he went to that particular school.
While I don't think he is actively being recruited, it makes him feel wanted and there is a lot to be said for that.</p>
<p>ISL schools are about to enter into a quiet period. This is from St. Mark's admissions newsletter: "Independent School League policy prohibits administrators, special interest teachers and coaches from contacting prospective students between February 10 - March 10. As member of the ISL, St. Mark's agrees any communication initiated by faculty members or coaches be directed to the parents and not the applicants."</p>
<p>So, don't panic if you don't hear from coaches, admissions people, and teachers from the schools listed below.</p>
<p>Belmont Hill School
Brooks School
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
The Governor's Academy
Groton School
Lawrence Academy
Middlesex School
Milton Academy
Noble & Greenough School
The Rivers School
Roxbury Latin School
St. George's School
St. Mark's School
St. Paul's School
St. Sebastian's School
Thayer Academy</p>
<p>Of course input from coaches matter. All of these schools take their athletics seriously and want to make certain they have quality athletes for the various teams. There are some very competitive leagues out there, generally more competitive than many public high school leagues. Particularly if you are a fa candidate, it can be a factor in the decision of who gets the dollars. If you are pure academics (99% SSAT, 4.0 GPA, spend your summers studying etc.) you might be deferred in favor of someone who has a more complete package to bring to the table.</p>
<p>It seems like I am being misunderstood on this thread- I apologize if I was unclear. </p>
<p>What I meant to say is that at first I was freaking out that we had received no calls/ specialized emails ect from schools. Then once we received some it seemed as if they were not in the areas my son excels in. So it seemed they were part of a sort of outreach/ad campaign by the school to encourage kids to apply. I obviously know some kids are recruited for sports and the coaches can give short lists to the adcom and these do carry some weight- although the student still needs to be academically qualified for the school. I wasn't denying this fact. I was simply stating to the kids on here that they should NOT panic if they haven't received anything like that because we DID receive some calls/emails but they didn't seem to be very specific to our son. So in our experience they didn't mean he was in - or not. Does that make sense?</p>
<p>Also- a friend of ours has a daughter at Exeter. She did not meet with any teachers, coaches ect during any interviews and she didn't receive any calls until after March 10th when she was accepted to A, E and several other 2nd tier schools.</p>
<p>I got a letter from one school describing the science program in length, they said it was because I expressed interest in their science program but I don't remember raving about it or anything like that at my interview.
I got a couple Xmas cards.
I got an email describing a school's music program
I had a little back and forth with a school's english teacher/sports coach</p>
<p>hockeymomofthree- if coaches came to your son's game it would seem like he is being recruited to me... but maybe someone more experienced can chime in on that topic.
I would feel good though if I were you/him! :)</p>
<p>Thanks,
One never knows.
I think the more things a kid can bring to the table the better off he/she is.
I think coaches input can help but by no means will it get him into the top schools he is applying to.</p>